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Related genres | Reggae, roots reggae, reggae rock, jazz, ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion |
Location | Jamaica (origin), worldwide |
Related events | Category:Reggae festivals, list of music festivals, free festival, rock festival, electronic music festival, jam band festival |
This is a list of notable reggae festivals by country.
This list may have some overlap with list of jam band music festivals. Reggae festivals may include classic reggae and related or derivative genres such as ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion, and drum and bass.
Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, influenced by Rastafarian culture, Jamaican dance music, traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. By the 1970s, large festivals in Jamaica were being held featuring notable reggae bands, and the Wonder Dream Concert in 1975 in Jamaica was one of the first internationally noted festivals to focus on reggae. In 1979, Reggae Geel became the first reggae festival in Europe, and these concerts soon spread to other locales, becoming popular in regions such as Northern California. With the introduction of the electronic reggae genre ragga in the 1980s, reggae began to be featured at electronic music festivals as well.
Festivals by region
[edit]Africa
[edit]Gambia West Africa
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Mauritius
[edit]Nigerian
[edit]- Roaring thunder concert
Kenya
[edit]- Shashamane International
- Sepetuka
- Reggae In the Sun
- Royal Reggae Fest
Mozambique
[edit]- Maputo Reggae Slam
Uganda
[edit]- Reggae on the Nile
North America
[edit]Antigua
[edit]- Reggae in the Park, Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour
Barbados
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Calgary International Reggae Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Montreal International Reggae Festival, Montreal, Quebec
- Ottawa Reggae Festival, Ottawa
- Victoria Ska Festival, Victoria, British Columbia
Mexico
[edit]United States
[edit]- California Roots Music and Arts Festival, Monterey, California ("Cali Roots")
- Cali Vibes, Marina Green Park, Long Beach, California
- Chicago Reggae Festival, Chicago, Illinois
- JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA, Los Angeles, California
- Midwest Reggae Festival, Nelson, Ohio
- Reggae on the River, Humboldt County, California
- Reggae Rising, Humboldt County, California
- Reggae Rise Up, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Las Vegas, Nevada and Baltimore, Maryland
- Reggae on the Way, Tacoma, Washington
- Reggae in the Rockies, Alpine, Wyoming[4]
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]- East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay
- Raggamuffin Music Festival, also held in New Zealand
New Zealand
[edit]One Love, Tauranga
South America
[edit]Paraguay
[edit]- Reggae Fest, Rakiura Complex, Luque
Brazil
[edit]- Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival, São luis, Maranhão
- República do Reggae. Salvador, Bahia
- Juriti Rasta, Limoeiro do Norte - Ceará
Asia
[edit]India
[edit]Japan
[edit]Korea
[edit]Philippines
[edit]- Bob Marley Fest, Cebu
- Boracay Reggae Festival, Boracay
- Fête de la Musique, Manila/international
- Kadayawan Roots, Arts and Reggae Festival, Davao
- Manila Reggae Summit, Manila
- Puerto Galera Reggae Festival, Puerto Galera
- SunSplash Pilipinas!, Manila
Sri Lanka
[edit]Europe
[edit]Austria
[edit]Belgium
[edit]- Reggae Geel, Geel
- Wadada Festival, Geel
- Dubyard, Landen
- Irie Vibes Roots Festival, Kortemark
- Bomboclat Festival, Zeebrugge
- Humble Festival, Wijtschate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]- Big Big Summer Reggae Party
Croatia
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]Czech Republic
[edit]Denmark
[edit]France
[edit]- Garance Reggae Festival, Bagnols-Sur-Cèze
- No Logo Festival
- Reggae Sun Ska, Pauillac
- Verjux Saone System, Verjux
- Ida y vuelta - festival, Perpignan
- LA FEE ESTIVAL - festival, Chatelneuf Jura
Germany
[edit]- Afrika Karibik Festival, Aschaffenburg
- Reggaejam, Bersenbrück
- Ruhr Reggae Summer, Mülheim/Dortmund
- Splash!
- Summerjam, Cologne
- Chiemsee Summer, Übersee/ Grabenstätt
- Black Forest On Fire, Berghaupten
Italy
[edit]- Bababoom, Fermo
- Castello Reggae, Alvito
- Gusto Dopa Al Sole, Salento
- One Love World Reggae Festival, Lignano Sabbiadoro
- Meridional Reggae Reunion, Metaponton
- MedioJamaicano Reggae Festival, Pabillonis
- Positive River Festival, Mezzani
- Reggae Train Sun Fest, Catanzaro
- Rora Roots and Culture Fest, Rorà
- Salento Summer Festival, Salento
- Sardinia Reggae, Nulvi
- Sikula Reggae Festival, Rosolini
- Venice Sunsplash, Venice
- Zion Station Festival, Ferrara
- Dubstone, Cilento
- Manuel Dub, Sicilia
Lebanon
[edit]Montenegro
[edit]The Netherlands
[edit]- Reggae Rotterdam Festival, Rotterdam
- Reggae Lake Festival, Amsterdam
- Reggae Sundance, Eersel
- Two Sevens Splash, Amsterdam
- Rastaplas, Zoetermeer
Poland
[edit]- Afryka, Toruń
- Bass Camp, Rudawka Rymanowska
- Ostróda Reggae Festiwal, Ostróda
- Reggae & Dub Festiwal, Bielawa
- Reggaeland, Płock
- Stolica Reggae Festiwal, Kluczbork
- Winter Reggae, Silesia
- Independent Dub Day, Wroclaw
Portugal
[edit]Serbia
[edit]- Reggae Serbia Fest, Pančevo[5]
Slovakia
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]Spain
[edit]- Rototom Sunsplash, Bénicassim
- Reggaeboa Festival, Balboa
- Lagata Regge Festival, Zaragoza
- La Concha Reggae Festival, Cantabria
- Nowa Reggae, Barcelona
- IDG, Barcelona
- Bless Festival, Galicia
- Dub Yard Festival, Galicia
Sweden
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]- Plein-les-Watts Festival, Geneva, GE
- Pachamama Connexion Festival, Lancy, GE
- Lakesplash, Twann, BE
- Reeds Reggae Festival, Pfäffikon, ZH
- Enter the Dancehall Festival, Rote Fabrik, ZH
Turkey
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Notting Hill Carnival, London, England
- One Love Festival, Essex, England
- Positive Vibration, Liverpool, England
- Reggae Land, Milton Keynes, England
- Simmer Down Festival, Birmingham, England
Middle East
[edit]Israel
[edit]Gallery
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Sunsplash festival 2012
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Nowa Reggae
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Sunbeach
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Train to Roots live
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Ky-mani Marley
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Chiemsee Reggae Summer
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Stage at Chiemsee Reggae Summer '13
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Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Max Herre & Afrob
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Dub Brazil
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Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Ska-P
See also
[edit]Related lists
[edit]- List of electronic music festivals
- List of jam band music festivals
- List of jazz festivals
- List of music festivals
Related categories
[edit]- Category:Jazz festivals
- Category:Music festivals
- Category:Reggae festivals
- Category:World music festivals
References
[edit]- ^ "Home | South Gambia Reggae & Cultural Festival 2021 | Gunjur". Musicfestgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Events | The Gambia 2019 Cultural, Reggae Festival". Hamletgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Barbados Reggae Festival". Barbados.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "HOME". ReggaeintheRockies. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Best dating worldwide <3". Reggaeserbia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- California Roots Festival Official website
- One Love Cali Reggae Fest Official website
- Reggae in the Desert Official website
- Dry Diggings Festival Official website
- Reggae Rise Up Official website
- Field of Haze Official website
- Northwest Roots Festival Official website
- Northwest Freedom Festival Official website
- Northwest World Reggae Festival Official website
- The Mayjah Rayjah Music Festival Official website
- Hangout Music Fest Official website
- California Roots The Carolina Sessions Official website
- Shoreline Jam Official Website
- Springfield, MO Reggae Fest Facebook Page
- Bass Camp Official website